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Matt Beleskey is happy he ended up in Boston.

Beleskey inked a five-year, $19 million contract with the Bruins as an unrestricted free agent. "I looked at their team and I talked with my agent and my family, and it's always been a place that I've liked," he said. "The Big Bad Bruins play that physical style, and they've always been a team that I've liked watching. Cam Neely (currently the team president) is in the front office, and watching him play was always exciting. They've always been a team I’ve been drawn to." Beleskey's physical game certainly meshes with that philosophy. With Milan Lucic gone, he also has an opportunity to play on the Bruins' top line. Jul 8 - 9:33 AM

The Bruins signed Beleskey to a five-year, $19 million contract over the summer. There team has a sizable hole in its lineup after trading Milan Lucic, but Beleskey might be able to partially fill it while playing alongside David Krejci. Don't get too excited though. Beleskey often played alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in Anaheim and still finished with a modest 32 points in 65 contests. Jul 6 - 9:23 AM

Matt Beleskey has signed with the Boston Bruins for five-years worth $19M.

That's an $3.8M AAV, and Beleskey also has a No-Move Clause. The 27-year-old winger had a career-year for Anaheim, scoring 22 goals and 32 points and producing a 15.2 shooting percentage. The signing also facilitated a trade to clear up some cap space as Boston sent Marc Savard's contract and forward Reilly Smith to Florida for RFA forward Jimmy Hayes. The trade sent about $7.4M in cap space to Florida, leaving Boston to re-sign Hayes. Jul 1 - 6:36 PM

Matt Beleskey has been garnering plenty of interest as free agency approaches.

He has touched base with a dozen clubs and agent Murray Kuntz says Beleskey is slated to visit a few Eastern Conference teams this week. Beleskey will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Jun 29 - 5:35 PM

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The Bruins signed Beleskey to a five-year, $19 million contract over the summer. There team has a sizable hole in its lineup after trading Milan Lucic, but Beleskey might be able to partially fill it while playing alongside David Krejci. Don't get too excited though. Beleskey often played alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in Anaheim and still finished with a modest 32 points in 65 contests.

Matt Beleskey has signed with the Boston Bruins for five-years worth $19M.

That's an $3.8M AAV, and Beleskey also has a No-Move Clause. The 27-year-old winger had a career-year for Anaheim, scoring 22 goals and 32 points and producing a 15.2 shooting percentage. The signing also facilitated a trade to clear up some cap space as Boston sent Marc Savard's contract and forward Reilly Smith to Florida for RFA forward Jimmy Hayes. The trade sent about $7.4M in cap space to Florida, leaving Boston to re-sign Hayes.

Matt Beleskey "immediately rejected" the Anaheim Ducks' final offer before free agency is set to begin.

Thus the 27 year old forward will become an unrestricted free agent come July 1st. Beleskey is coming off his best career season with 22 goals and 32 points in 65 games in 2015-16. He also sported a career best shooting percentage of 15.2%, nearly doubling his previous high. The catch is that Beleskey had recorded just 35 goals and 80 points in parts of six previous seasons with Anaheim. Clearly, he's looking for a big raise over his about-to expire two-year, $2.7M contract.

The Anaheim Ducks are still trying to re-sign Matt Beleskey, but they're on the brink of moving on.

"We've made another offer," Ducks GM Bob Murray said. "It's a bumpy road right now, I'm not going to lie. We're going to try one more shot at it and then we have to move on." At this point it seems likely that Beleskey will test the open market. He had 22 goals and 32 points in 65 contests in 2014-15. He stood out in the playoffs though with eight goals and nine points in 16 games.

Matt Beleskey looks like he will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

TSN's Darren Dreger reported that "unless talks with the Ducks escalate unexpectedly this week," the plan is for Beleskey to test free agency. Eric Stephens of the Orange County register confirmed the report that a contract extension between the Ducks and Beleskey isn't looking good right now.

The Anaheim Ducks and Matt Beleskey are reportedly close to agreeing on a new contract.

After a breakout season in 2014-15, Beleskey is scheduled to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st but it doesn't appear as though he's interested in leaving Anaheim. Craig Custance of ESPN.com doesn't believe that the 27-year-old will make it to July 1st without a new contract in place. Beleskey scored a career-high 22 goals and 32 points in 65 games this season.

"I've always liked Anaheim. You never want to leave a group like this," Beleskey said. He has completed a two-year, $2.7 million contract and can consequently become an unrestricted free agent. He had 22 goals and 32 points in 65 contests in 2014-15. He also stepped up in the playoffs with eight goals in 16 games.

It was too little too late for the forward as his goal with 42 seconds left in the game made the score a more reasonable 5-3 win for the Blackhawks. Beleskey had a great playoff for the Ducks as he ended the post-season with nine points.

That's because Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into overtime Monday night to give the Ducks a 5-4 triumph over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The win gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven, Western Conference Final. Beleskey's goal was his seventh of the post-season. Ryan Kesler assisted on the goal. He also scored earlier in the game, giving him six goals and six assists in the playoffs. Kesler's goal, at 5:42 of the first period, gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead. They would go up 3-0 before the end of the period on a goal by Sami Vatanen, his third of the playoffs. Vatanen also had a pretty assist on a goal by Patrick Maroon, which gave the Ducks a 4-2 lead at 14:45 of the third period. Two goals by Chicago's Jonathan Toews, including one from a very tough angle at 19:22 of the third, led to overtime. But it was a short one, as Beleskey pounced on a rebound of a Kesler shot. Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf had two assists in the game and now has 17 in the playoffs.

The Anaheim Ducks scored three goals in 37 seconds, becoming the second-fastest team to score three in the playoffs.

The 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs still hold the record as they scored three times in 23 seconds against the Atlanta Flames, in which Chicago coach Joel Quenneville picked up an assist on the third Leaf goal. Matt Beleskey scored the middle goal for the Ducks and now has six in the playoffs after scoring all five in the second round against the Calgary Flames.

Matt Beleskey registered an assist in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against Chicago.

His five-game goal streak came to an end, but he stretched his point streak to six consecutive matches. Beleskey scored in each game against the Calgary Flames in Round 2 and he added his first assist of the playoffs in Anaheim's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Matt Beleskey said on Friday that the Anaheim Ducks should worry about themselves and not what their opponents the Chicago Blackhawks are capable of.

The two teams play for the Western Conference championship starting on Sunday with the winner heading to the Stanley Cup Final. "We got to focus on us," winger Matt Beleskey said. "We play the way we play, any night we have a chance to win. I think if we stick to our game, play to the best of our abilities, it’s going to be a great series, and I think we can come out on top. You can’t give anyone too much respect. We’re all here for a reason. Now it’s just time to get out there and prove it." Beleskey scored in all five games in the series against Calgary and will try to extend his streak to a franchise record six games Sunday.

He found the back of the net in five straight games against Calgary after he didn't post a point in Round 1. Beleskey netted two game-winning goals during that span and he will look to continue his spree in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals versus Chicago.

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If the Bruins fail to make the playoffs, one reason will be the amount of time David Krejci was not in the lineup this season due to injury.

He is a very important piece to the Bruins, and his absence for two prolonged stretches due to knee and groin injuries really hampered the Bruins' offense. Krejci is a terrific real and fantasy forward but his durability is at best questionable. Take this to account next draft day.

Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy for the third time in four seasons.

The Selke Trophy is "given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game," and it's easy to see why Bergeron has been so deserving. He now joins Guy Carbonneau, Jere Lehtinen and Pavel Datsyuk as a three-time winner.

Spooner had a bit of a breakout season in 2014-15 registering 18 points in 29 games and looks to better that total now that he will have permanent spot on the Bruins' third line with Carl Soderberg off to Colorado. Spooner is someone to keep an eye on in the latter part of your hockey pool drafts.

He has recorded just seven goals in 79 games this season to go with 20 assists. Kelly has never been a prolific point producer, but he had 20 goals and 39 points in 82 contests with the Bruins in 2011-12.

Brad Marchand said he was shocked when he heard that the Boston Bruins traded both Milan Lucic and Dougie Hamilton.

"I think that day (Friday) was just a big shock with those guys leaving. I don’t know if guys were prepared for that to be happening," Marchand said. "There’s always speculation about guys getting traded, but there was obviously a lot more happening this year. You do get a little bit nervous, but I hope I’m here for a long time and if not, then it’s out of my hands. But it’s always a tough spot to be in when guys are getting traded and the team is changing around you and you’re losing friends and close teammates. It just means that new relationships have to be built and I think we’re all looking forward to that."

Beleskey inked a five-year, $19 million contract with the Bruins as an unrestricted free agent. "I looked at their team and I talked with my agent and my family, and it's always been a place that I've liked," he said. "The Big Bad Bruins play that physical style, and they've always been a team that I've liked watching. Cam Neely (currently the team president) is in the front office, and watching him play was always exciting. They've always been a team I’ve been drawn to." Beleskey's physical game certainly meshes with that philosophy. With Milan Lucic gone, he also has an opportunity to play on the Bruins' top line.

"I don't plan on getting suspended; that's the last thing I want to do," Rinaldo said. "I don't plan on taking stupid penalties; that's the last thing I want to do, is hurt my team. Changing for the better will happen. More opportunity, a different role, perhaps, and I'm open to anything to help the team win." He plans to continue to play a gritty game, but he's also hoping to do more offensively. We aren't expecting him to ever make noteworthy contributions from a points perspective, but he might end up recording fewer penalty minutes per game than he did in Philadelphia. He has 572 penalty minutes in 223 career contests.

Loui Eriksson has played very well for Sweden at the IIHF World Hockey Championships currently taking place in Prague.

Eriksson is tied for second in tournament scoring with three goals and seven points after five games. He has been a disappointment in Boston the past two seasons and has been relegated to third-line duty for much of that time but he may get a chance to play in the top six again in 2015-16. If he does, Eriksson could be a nice under-the-radar fantasy pick.

The trade of Milan Lucic to the Kings certainly solidified his spot on one of Boston's top two lines and the soon-to-be sophomore is a candidate to explode offensively this upcoming season after posting 27 points in 46 games as an 18-year-old rookie. We wouldn't be surprised if Pastrnak registered 60 points with the increased ice time and responsibility he is likely to receive in 2015-16.

Jimmy Hayes is excited to be a part of the Boston Bruins and have a chance to play in his first Winter Classic in the upcoming 2015-2016 season.

After being traded by Florida to Boston on July 1st for Reilly Smith and Marc Savard’s contract, Hayes returns to his hometown Boston and will get a chance to play in his first Winter Classic on January 1, 2016 at Gillette Stadium. "Getting traded here, and then hearing about the Winter Classic, it's going to be a great moment for me," he said. Besides his excitement for the Winter Classic, fantasy gamers should keep an eye on Hayes as he could be a sleeper come next year’s draft. He was able to score 19 goals and chip in 16 assists in 72 games played with the Panthers last season and will now move to a more well-balanced Boston offense where he could get a chance to be a top-six forward.

The Boston Bruins have signed Brett Connolly to a one-year, $1,025,000 contract.

Connolly had 12 goals and 17 points in 55 games with the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014-15. He has more offensive upside than those numbers suggest though and will be worth keeping an eye on during training camp to see if he can secure a top-six role.

Look for the Bruins to give Joonas Kemppainen a chance to compete for a bottom six forward position this upcoming season.

Boston signed the Finnish forward to a two-way deal late last month and are hoping the 27-year-old, who registered 32 points in 59 SM-liiga games in 2014-15, will be able to bring his complete game to North America. Kemppainen will attend the Bruins' rookie development camp slated for July 14th as the first step in his transition to the NHL. We would take a wait and see approach with Kemppainen from a fantasy perspective.

Bruins GM Don Sweeney said on Friday that he's looking towards free agency to bolster his blueline and help out the aging Zdeno Chara and his younger, inexperienced teammates.

"There are a couple free agents that we still have conversations with that we felt might improve our club if the financial component works," said Sweeney. Trading Dougie Hamilton and Johnny Boychuk over the past two years have created the need for some experience and a power play specialist on the blueline. Christian Ehrhoff and Marek Zidlicky are two that could fill both of those roles, while Cody Franson is another option for Sweeney, though he might be too expensive for the Bruins.

Torey Krug has enjoyed taking on a larger role with the United States at the World Hockey Championships.

"When the other teams' top lines are going out, to get the tap on the shoulder from the coach to get out there and to shut them down has been a different experience for me," said Krug. "It's a pretty amazing feeling, really. It's a lot different." He's been seeing time on the penalty kill and he collected five points (two goals, three assists) in seven games during the preliminary round. He wants to be a top-four defender for the Bruins next season and he played well at the end of the year after the team lost Kevan Miller and Dougie Hamilton to injuries. Gaining all this confidence should bode well for him going into 2015-16.

Sometimes players speak vaguely so they don't create a soundbite for the media at large, this isn't one of those times as Boston Bruins' defender Dennis Seidenberg made it known where he wants to play moving forward.

"People expect big things from you, and if you don’t bring it then they’re on you," Seidenberg said of the fans in Boston. "But that’s normal, and that’s what you want." The veteran blue liner will be entering his age-34 season in September and has been a valuable member of defense corps during his time in Boston. Seidenberg has averaged five goals, 19 points, 28 PIMs, 138 blocks, and 148 hits over the past five seasons. "I want to stay. There’s no question about it." He'll also ding the cap at $4M for another three seasons.

Adam McQuaid has agreed to a four-year, $11 million with the Boston Bruins.

Not to turn the theme of the day into being hard on Boston, but that's a lot of money to throw at a 28-year-old bottom-two defenseman that has only reached the 70 games played mark once in his career. It's particularly eyebrow raising given the Bruins' rough cap situation that just led to them trading blueliner Dougie Hamilton for a collection of draft picks. That aside, McQuaid has an opportunity to play a bigger role with Boston with Hamilton gone and Zdeno Chara moving further into the twilight of his career. He isn't much help offensively, but fantasy owners should note that he is a source of PIM as he was charged with 85 in 63 games last season.

He isn't expected to play again this season because of an injured shoulder that requires surgery to repair. Miller has played 41 games for the Bruins this season. Boston could be looking for a defenseman and some help up front before the trade deadline on Monday.

Joe Morrow will be held out as a healthy scratch for Wednesday’s game versus the Capitals.

The Bruins will go with Matt Bartkowski and Zach Trotman as the third pair of defense for Wednesday’s game, which means Morrow will be held out of the lineup. The youngster was just called up Monday as insurance in case Zdeno Chara or Dennis Seidenberg couldn’t play, but that’s not the case. Morrow has played in only 15 games this year, picking up one goal.

Tuukka Rask admitted that the 2014-15 season was taxing physically as well as mentally.

"I'm fine playing 70 games, or even more," he said. "When you play a lot, and when you're battling for a playoff spot the games become more important and it wears on you mentally. It wears on anybody." Rask also said, "You play 70 games, (do you) physically feel good or physically feel bad? It's just a matter of what kind of games they are, and this year the games were tough." If that's the case the Bruins will probably look to keep his appearances down a bit more in 2015-16.

Malcolm Subban might get a shot at serving as the Boston Bruins' number two goaltender next season.

It will depend largely on how the summer plays out for the Bruins. They lost their previous backup goaltender in Niklas Svedberg as he signed with a KHL club. The Bruins will likely sign a netminder as a result, but it might be to a two-way contract with the intention of having the veteran option compete with Subban and fellow AHL goalie Jeremy Smith for the job during training camp. Subban had a 2.44 GAA and .921 save percentage in 35 AHL contests in 2014-15. He also made his NHL debut on Feb. 20, but was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots.